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Ask HN: Do You Think We're In A Bubble?
There has been a lot of talk over he past few months about rising valuations and this has been increasing recently especially, with the likes of Groupon etc filing for an IPO.
There are many people who don't think we are in a bubble, yet on the other side on the coin others do.
So HNers, do you think we're in a bubble?
- neworbit 15y agoYes, but not a terribly inflated one. It's likely to inflate further as some of these firms actually reach liquidity, though.
- Raphael 15y agoNo, it's the continuation of the computing revolution of the late 20th century.
- bhousel 15y agoYes. Obviously in a bubble. As evidence for this, I'm going to submit an excerpt from an invite that I received to the NY Tech Meetup Silicon Alley Talent Fair and startup recruiting event.. I really hate to be a downer or criticize someone else's desire to start a business, but sorry, but there is no way that all these companies should exist. ABOUT THE ORGANIZERS: The planning team is led by experienced event planner, Tarek Pertew, founder of NYC startups Referio (a social referral platform) and MyWorkster (an event planning business), Miriam Ryan of Datalot (an online customer acquisition platform) and Ron Zeligzon of StuffBuff (a contextual social commerce platform). Together, with help from others, including idea originator Dan Goikhman, co-founder of Mojiva and Adam Black of KeyWifi, the team is working hard to organize an event that is a far cry from your typical job fair. PARTICIPATING COMPANIES (NON-INCLUSIVE): 10gen, Adaptly, Adconion Media Group, ADstruc, Animoto, Appdrenaline, AppFirst, AppNexus, Aviary, AxialMarket, Behance, bitly, BurdaStyle, Cellufun, CityPockets, Crowdtap, CrowdTwist, Datalot, EasyBib, Enterproid, EquaMetrics, Everyday Health, Exfm, EXPO, Fast Society, Freedom Teleworkers, GameChanger.io, GateGuru, GetGlue, Gojee, Group Commerce, H.BLOOM, Hara Partners, Harvest, HereWeClick, ideeli, iGottaGuide, IndustryGraph, iSEC Partners, Jibe, JoorAccess, Jumo, KeyWifi, kikin, Kindara Inc., Krossover, Late Nite Labs, LeadPlace, LivePerson, LocalBonus, MLB Advanced Media, Mediamorph, Meetup, MergeSkills, Mind Body Play, Mojiva, NYC Footy, Ology Media, Organic Spread Media, Pagane, Paperless Post, PhotoShelter, Pixable, Quirky, Red Rover, Referio, RentTheRunway, RevTrax, Schoology, Seamless Receipts, SeamlessWeb, SeatGeek, Shapeways, Shelby.tv, Skillshare, Social Media Link, Socialbomb, SocialBon, Solvate, Sonar, Squarespace, StuffBuff, Stylesight, SuburbanMomma, Sulia, TargetSpot, The Echo System, TheLadders, Tremor Media, TwoChop, VYou, Wantworthy, XGraph, Yipit, Yodle
- mpg33 15y agoI think there is a "Are we are in a bubble?" bubble.
- actionbrandon 15y agoNo, this time is completely different.